U.S. = Roman Empire (Western)

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This country has paralleled the Roman Empire in many ways. We all know that a major reason for the Roman Empire's collapse was migration of tribes from northern Europe. A couple thousand years later, the U.S. faces a similar fate on our southern border. Like Ancient Rome, we have spread our global influence to the point of neglect for the citizens of this country, in this country.

At the end, Romans were more fed up with their government's ineptitude than anything else a foreign enemy could threaten them with. Rome, and its ideals, succumbed to an apathy that manifested itself into simply trying to survive more than live. Feudalism would take hold, as folks looked for safety and stability above everything else.

I'm not saying history is repeating itself, just pointing out that mankind has been privy to this same act of the same play, already.

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